¹And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

¹Sa le manush kai chidenas e taksa ai le bezexalenge pashile pasha Jesus te ashunen leste.

²and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.

²Ai le Farizeanuria ai le Gramnoturia denas pe duma, phenenas, kado manush primil le bezexalen, ai xal lensa.

³And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

³Ai O Jesus phendia lenge ek paramichi,

⁴What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

⁴"Savo anda tumende, kai si les iek shel bakre, te xasarela ieka, chi mekela le kolaver iniavardesh tai inia ande pusta, ai zhal te rodel o iek kai xasailo, zhi kai arakhel les?

⁵and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

⁵Ai kana arakhel les, thol les pe peske zea, raduimelo,

⁶and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

⁶ai kana zhal khere, akharel peske vortakon ai le manush kai beshen pasha leste, phenelas lenge. Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem murho bakro kai sas xasardo.

⁷I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

⁷Phenav tumenge, "Avela mai but raduimos ando rhaio anda kodo iek bezexalo kai keisailo, de sar andal iniavardesh tai inia kai si vorta, kai chi trobul le te kein."

⁸Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?

⁸"Vai savi zhuvli kai si la desh kotora rupeske, te xasarel iek, chi dela iag e memeli, ai shilavel o kher, ai rodel lokorhes zhi kai arakhel les?

⁹and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

⁹Ai kana arakhlia les, akharel peske vortakon ai le manushen kai beshen pasha late, phenelas, "Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem o kotor le rupesko kai xasardemas."

¹⁰Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

¹⁰Sakadia, phenav tumenge, "Si raduimos anglal angeluria le Devleske anda iek bezexalo kai keilpe."

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons;

¹¹Ai wo phendia, ieke manushes sas les dui shave;

¹²and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

¹²O mai terno phendia peske dadeske, "Murho dat, de ma o barvalimos kai trobul te avel ma. Ai o dat dia les so trobulas te avel les dino.

¹³And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

¹³Xantsi dies pala kodia o mai terno shav kana lia so godi dia les lesko dat, gelotar andek them kai si dur, ai kotse xalia pesko barvalimos andek chorho traio.

¹⁴But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

¹⁴Kana xasardia sa so sas les, iek bari bokha avili ande kodo them; porme vunzhe aresli e vriama ke trobul les swako fielo, ai sas les nai kanch.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁵Gelo te kerel buchi iek manushesko ande kodo themesko, kai tradia les pel kimpuria te pravarel le balen.

¹⁶And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

¹⁶Ai manglino te xal e kozha le kukuruzoski kai xanas le bale; numa khonik chi delas les.

¹⁷And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.

¹⁷Ai kana wo ande peste delpe goji phendia, "Sode slugi ka murho dat, si le mai but xabe sar trobul le, ai me merav bokhatar!"

¹⁸I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

¹⁸Wushtiava ai zhava ka murho dat, ai phenava leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute.

¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

¹⁹Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav; ker mansa sar iek anda che slugi."

²⁰And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

²⁰"Ai wushtilo, ai gelo ka pesko dat. Numa sar sas inker dur, lesko dat dikhlia les, ai pelia leske mila, ai nashlo, ai shudiape ka leske kox, ai chumidia les.

²¹And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

²¹O shav phendia leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute. Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav."

²²But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

²²Numa o dat phendia peske slugenge. "Anen mai sigo e mai shukar rhocha, ai den la pe leste, thon leske angrusti po nai, ai shpargati andel punrhe;

²³and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

²³Ai anen o vitselo o tsulo ai mudaren les, xas, ai veselisavas; ke murho shav kai sas mulo, avilo palpale ka traio;

²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

²⁴xasardo sas, ai akana arakhlia sas. Linepe te veselinpe."

²⁵And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁵"Numa o shav o mai phuro pel kimpuria sas; kana avilo palpale ai pashilo pasha kher, ashundia le jilia ai o khelimos.

²⁶And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.

²⁶Akhardia iekes andel slugenge, ai phushlia les, "So kerenpe?"

²⁷And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

²⁷Ai o sluga phendia leske, "Cho phral avilo palpale khere, ai cho dat mudardia o vitselo, ke cho dat premisardia les, ai mishto sas cho phral." akhardia les,

²⁸But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

²⁸O mai phuro phral xolailo sas, ai chi manglia te zhal ando kher; lesko dat anklisto avri, ai rhugisailo leste te avel andre.

²⁹But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

²⁹Ai o mai phuro phral phendia peske dades, "Dikh! De but bersh kerdem buchi tuke, ai sagda kerdem che zakonuria; ai shoxar chi dian ma iek buzhno te veselima murhe vortakonsa!

³⁰but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

³⁰Numa kana cho shav avilo khere, kodo kai xalia che love zhuvliansa kai sas le chorho traio, leske mudardian o vitselo o tsulo."

³¹But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

³¹Phendia leske, "Murho shav, sagda tu san mansa, ai so godi si ma chiro si.

³²But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

³²Numa trobulsardiam te keras ek pachiv, ai te veselisavas; ke cho phral sas mulo, ai akana traiil; sas xasardo, ai akana arakhlia sas.'"